Pakistan Studies MCQ #36740

In 1997 the Prime Minister moved to stop the President from dissolving the National Assembly under the power later associated with repeated political crises. Which amendment best matches that move?

Pakistan Studies MCQ #36740

  1. Question 1

    Q1. In 1997 the Prime Minister moved to stop the President from dissolving the National Assembly under the power later associated with repeated political crises. Which amendment best matches that move?

    • A) The First Amendment Act 1974
    • B) The Thirteenth Amendment Act 1997
    • C) The Twenty-Fifth Amendment Act 2018
    • D) The Twenty-First Amendment Act 2015

    Answer: The Thirteenth Amendment Act 1997

    Explanation: The Thirteenth Amendment of 1997 removed the President's discretionary power to dissolve the National Assembly under Article 58(2)(b), a power that had been used repeatedly to dismiss elected governments.